With the number of recalls issued by makers these days, it’s rare that something genuinely weird crosses our workdesks. Well, mark this day, due to the fact that we’ve got a strange one. Audi is recalling greater than 50,000 A6-based cars, wagons and also Sportbacks from the 2019-2022 design years because a spill in the rear seat can close down a key control component, putting your vehicle right into limp mode up until it can be serviced by a dealer.
The project covers 50,883 automobiles based upon the A6’s core design– the 2020-2022 Audi S7, S6 Sedan, as well as A6 Allroad; the 2021-2022 RS7 and also RS6 Avant; and also the 2019-2022 A7 and A6 Sedan. In these vehicles, the “portal control module” rests underneath the back seats. If enough fluid is spilled in the back bench that it can diminish beneath the seat paddings, it can potentially make its means into the control component, which will identify a fault and shut itself down to protect various other electronic systems.
The good news is that your youngster’s convenience food mishap will not leave you entirely stranded. Cautions will show up in the instrument collection and also the car will certainly still run in limp mode, meaning the automobile continues to be steerable and the brakes will still function, yet power outcome and full throttle will certainly be lowered. The also better information is that the repair is easy: Audi just needs to mount a safety cover to maintain liquids out of the component. Seek notifications to be distributed to owners beginning in January.
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